About

Learning how to code is more than education — It’s economic opportunity. Our community, like many underrepresented groups, are turning to coding schools because they are more accessible than four-year, computer science degrees.
We named our scholarship after LGBTQ and technology legend, Edie Windsor, to recognize her heroic victory over the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and to celebrate her technical leadership as a computer programming pioneer at IBM. In love and work, Edie Windsor is one of our community’s greatest role models. We want to be a part of telling her story and helping inspire future generations of LGBTQ, technical women, and non-binary and trans individuals.

How It Works

I remember having a simple reason why I wanted to learn how to code: I wanted every tool at my disposal to make a change.

Nicole Castillo,

2015 EWC Scholar

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Here are a list of of our approved partners. You are more likely to get accepted if you choose one of the following, approved partner schools. If you cannot choose one of these schools, please apply early so we have time to connect with the school of your choice.

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WE ARE CREATING THE KIND OF WORLD THAT WE (AND YOU!) WANT TO LIVE IN.

Imagine what the tech industry would be like if every game-changing startup had one queer woman, GNC, or trans developer, if everyday apps were built by LGBTQ women and women of color, if women powered 50% — not 20% — of technical roles, if we made up 50% of tech startups – not 5%.

When you teach queer women, non-binary, and trans individuals how to code, change is possible | The percentage of women in tech would go up (from 23% total, 5% Asian, 3% Black, and 1% Latinx). We would have greater tech advancements, since women are already 17% more likely to be early tech adopters than men. There would be more successful, women-owned companies, since women-led startups are 7% more successful than male-led ones. This would mean, overall, a better world for women, men, and all people of all backgrounds.